The State Bar of Texas Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay! program will
receive the National Association of Bar Executives NABE/LexisNexis
Community & Educational Outreach Award on Thursday, August 2, 2012
at the NABE Annual Meeting in Chicago. The award is presented to bars
and related foundations for outstanding public service and law-related
education programs.

The Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay! Civics Resources for Texas Students and
Teachers is an interactive web-based program developed by the
State Bar of Texas Law-Related Education Department. It is designed to
assist Texas students and teachers in preparing for the new Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills standards in government, history and
citizenship.

Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay! — a play on the chant “oyez,
oyez, oyez” to call the U.S. Supreme Court to order — focuses on
landmark court decisions that middle and high school students must know
to be successful in their academic work and on assessment examinations.

The program is an initiative of past president Bob Black, who
initiated it when he was president-elect in March 2011. The primary
component of Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay! is a website —
www.texasbar.com/civics — that provides resources and curriculum
materials for teachers, downloadable court case summaries, multimedia
resources and links to interactive activities for students.

The State Bar of Texas is an administrative agency of the Supreme
Court of Texas that provides educational programs for the legal
profession and the public, administers the minimum continuing legal
education program for attorneys, and manages the attorney discipline
system.

The State Bar of Texas presents the information on this web site as a service to our members and other Internet users. While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice. Moreover, due to the rapidly changing nature of the law and our reliance on information provided by outside sources, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other sites to which we link. Contact